Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella
Louis Victor Piniellais a former professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder in the major leagues, he played five seasons with the Kansas City Royals and eleven seasons with the New York Yankees, then led five teams as manager. Piniella was nicknamed "Sweet Lou", both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager. He finished his managerial career ranked 14th all-time on the list of managerial wins...
baseball direct good last league pitching win
Uh, look. When you're last in the league in pitching and last in the league in errors, that's not a good combination to win baseball games. We're last in the league in walks. There's a direct correlation between those things.
baseball cities careers
I remember when I got a call and was told I was traded [to the Yankees in 1974], I actually cried because I liked Kansas City. But coming to the Yankees was the best thing that ever happened to me in my baseball career.
baseball blue fancy
We didn't do anything fancy. We just played blue-collar baseball.
days hard played
Really, it's like two days off with the day off (today). He has played hard this season; played a lot of games.
definitive hoping wish
I wish I had a definitive answer. I'm hoping it continues.
fun takes
I was tired; it takes a lot of concentration, ... But overall, I had some fun with it.
basically happens hoping regrets rest somebody
I was hoping that we could do basically what we did over in Seattle. It didn't happen, but it's on the right path. Somebody else can take over and take it the rest of the way. I've got no regrets about what happens now.
bother humble instead kick next putting sudden win
It doesn't bother me, but I get a kick out of it, because now, you're putting expectations on yourself for no reason, ... Just go out there and play, and play hard, have fun, win a ballgame, be humble about it and go out and try to do it the next day again, instead of having that bravado. All of a sudden you've got to back up bravado. You don't have to back up humility.
good guys trying
I think he's just trying to make our guys confident. It's a good ploy.
curtail fan field happening hate playing type
I think it will probably curtail that type of thing from happening at other ballparks. It'll keep the playing field safer, which is a concern. You hate to see a fan penalized, but what are you going to do?
club evident half moving season second
It is evident by the team's play in the second half of the season that this club is moving in the right direction,
forget home run
That's what I like to look at. Forget the home run balls. They're going to come because you're strong.
manage
I would like to manage again, but it would have to be the right situation.
middle ring throw
I said, 'let's get in the middle of the ring and throw some right hooks,'